I do not know where you are in your journey through abuse, but I just want to remind you that F is for FREEDOM. Perhaps you are still living under the same roof as your abuser. You are in the head scratching phase, wondering why your heart hurts so much.…
Hello All, I am excited to announce that my latest book “What Not To Do If You Marry An Abuser (lessons from the girl who did everything wrong)” is now available for Kindle on Amazon.com and the print version will be available for order by Friday, October 17th. The most…
Lie Number Five: If I flee from my abusive marriage I am “giving up” and showing a lack of faith. An integral part of keeping my secret life a secret was waking up on Sunday morning, putting on a smile along with my make up, and heading out the door…
Lie Number Two: I must stay in my abusive marriage because, as a Christian, God calls me to endure suffering. One day I made the mistake of telling my husband that I felt humiliated when he screamed in my face during our walk along the crowded boardwalk. On the ride…
This is the first in a series of posts on the topic, “Five Lies Every Battered Woman of Faith Needs to Stop Believing.” Dear Jesus – please get this post into the hands of battered women all over the world by the power of your Holy Spirit. Lie Number One:…
The arm of the flesh is a physical manifestation of the presence of evil in the world. There have always been men who rebel against me and do not submit to my authority in their lives. Men who wield the arm of the flesh to oppress my beloved daughters.…
I want to tell you about an experience I just had – one I am still recovering from. I’ll bet that if you are reading this you will relate. My abuser is still at large. He never spent time in jail. He has never been convicted of abuse. I tried…
Dancing Out of my Cell: Too ashamed to tell the truth. Too alone to cry for help. Too wounded to know that I deserved to be loved and not to be hurt. Too afraid to make a change. I tried to make him understand, but my tears only made him…
Hello. My name is Jesus. I understand that my name is usually associated with a particular religion called Christianity, and so if you belong to a different religion you may think that I have no business being in your life. But I have not come to talk about religion.…
I Would Never Treat You Like That Remember when he pressed his body into you and pushed you back into a corner last week when he got angry? I would never treat you like that. And when he exploded at you with rage over absolutely nothing right before…
